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@@princesslove1588 I don't think he does know, but I also think to Hassan, Amir has always been his brother so it wouldn't make a difference to him anyways.
"For you a thousand times over" That sentence made me cry so much, all of Hassan was good and pure. The love and devotion he had for amir was one of the purest I've ever read. It made me so proud yet heartbroken for them both. It really grounded me (which I quite often need) when he goes into detail about the Soviets, the culture change, the taliban - it reminded me that I need to learn more about other cultures. So I did exactly that! I love learning anything about different cultures and their histories. This book was an emotional roller coaster, I'll admit khaleds writing style even had me cry with laughter in some parts but I'd then be sobbing by the next page. Some parts I had to put the book down, so angry with amir. I absolutely loved this book and rate jt in my top ten!
It's one am in India...just finished reading it..my eyes are still puffy from the tears...this is the kind of book you take a piece of with you for the rest of your life. It just felt so real. So beautiful. So heart wrenching.
As an Afghan, when I grew up knowing that when I read this book I would love it and it lived up to my expectations. The family aspect is a thousand percent true, afghans are such loyal friends even though everything. Though I was not born in Afghanistan, the mention of kite contests where still so symbolic to me since my father loves them and tells me stories all the time. I remember reading this book and after having to listen to hype Afghan songs for hours so I wouldn’t cry. Such a beautiful story indeed ❤️
I just finished it in 2022.....loved it full of emotions it made me terrified on a meeting between amir and assef(talib), happy on amir and Soraya's wedding, sad on hassan's rape scene and emotional on Baba's death..gave me lesson that "It's never late to be good again".☺️
I'm a little late. Love your honest review, I've cried too many times throughout this book, it took me less than 24 hours to complete, hooked since it was so captivating and well written out but I feel afraid to face another title from this author if it's sadness on that level. My fondness for Hassan and his son was too real.. Their innocent souls. Amazing book.
i read this in high school and loved it, so i tried reading a thousand splendid suns. i actually found a thousand splendid suns to be even more depressing than the kite runner, so much so that i couldn't even finish it. it was certainly well written though and i will probably try to pick it up again and finish it.
In school we got to choose between Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. I read A Thousand Splendid Suns and like you said with Kite Runner the imagery in the book is amazing and the book overall is phenomenal. I like with each book it is similar but totally different for instance A Thousand Splendid Suns follows two women instead of males so you get two different perspectives however a similarly heart wrenching felt story. Totally recommend A Thousand Splendid Suns. Kite Runner is on my shelf TBR.
But it teaches lessons. 1. That's it's never too late....truly. 2. Life is short. Make things right before you can't. I know these contradict each other, but they don't at the same time. Make any sense? Lol.
Haha I love how you reviewed this as soon as you finished reading the book because that's when you just sit there waiting until your mind fully processes how your heart has been ripped apart
Both my parents are from Afghanistan. They have told me some pretty fucled up stories from there. My grandad and three of his sons from my moms side got kidnapped and never returned. My dad got kidnapped by the military but he managed to desert the army. And then all the ethnic descrimination that they both experienced.
I'm definitely one of those people that chose to read it in my class, but even after writing multiple papers on it, I still love it and would read it again. THAT ENDING THO.
This was such a good book. So real, so heartbreaking, at times overwhelming, but nonetheless it was beautifully written. Everything you said was so accurate to my feelings about this book as well.
Suns and Kite Runner are two of my favorite books. However on this occasion, I wanted to comment on the passion and intellect of the reviewer, thats the most memorable piece for me. Just wonderful to see such a young woman with such sensitivity and insight even though she has never been anywhere near the Stan.
We read this book last summer in school, and to be honest, it's probably the only book that we read in secondary school, that I actually finished. It is so heartbreaking and especially the scenes where the illness of Baba is were some of the hardest ones for me. Because it is so real, like the way his illness is described is also how it actually happens and that got to me real hard since I have seen that happen.
Its been a really long time since I've read The Kite Runner but certain events in that book are still so vivid in my mind. A Thousand Splendid Suns is incredible. I read it right after I finished the other, so it's been a long time, but I remember loving it a little more. I really want to read his newer book soon
I really love this book to read ,it's very emotional for me in every moment of this book .it give me lot lessons to my life .and I use this lesson in my life to improve it.
The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns are both heart wrenching. Another good book is The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck. Just real shit with the beauty of life mixed in.
Sorry but I genuinely disagree. I hated this book. In my eyes there was little to no characterization in this book, except maybe for Baba, however his change was a little forced and was too little too late. The redemption story did almost nothing for me. In the end I still hated Amir. When you realize that for a while Amir wanted kids, and couldn't have any and was a little spiteful and had very little empathy for Sohrab because he didn't talk and was shy. Well it doesn't help his case.
Such an amazing book! One thing you didn't really discuss was the ethnic backgrounds of both Hassan and Amir which was really central to the concept of the book.
This is completely and 100 percent one of my all-time favorite books. I read it about 2 years ago and still come back to it and think about it all the time. If you haven't already, you've got to read A Thousand Splendid Suns, the story is just as beautifully structured and heart wrenching as well. After watching your review, you made me want to pick up And the Mountains Echoed by him! I've had it on my shelf forever and now I'm pushing it up my TBR list! Love your channel! Keep making your amazing videos! :)
It is such a great book and it was soooo emotional for me. I cried at the end and books rarely have that kind of power over me. Hearing your thoughts actually makes me want to reread the book.
I loved that book so much. But I have to disagree with the overall meaning or theme of the book. In my opinion to books focus is on Amir's shame, courage, how those two elements lead to his redemption.
When I got the book at first for school i was like "ehh this is going to be boring.." but then once I started reading it... i started falling in love with it. And now it's my favorite book.
What a good read! Your description of the book was to the point, heart wrenching, such a great journey, so emotional, I had to cry towards the end, just can't stop myself :)
I read it in school, I had no expectations whatsoever, I usually don't read books like that. So when I started reading I thought that the book was kinda boring but after like the first third of the book it got better. At the end I really enjoyed the book, which surprised me a little.
It's one of my all times favourite book. The thing that I liked most about this book is that how beautifully Khalid Housseini drew the picture of life in Afghanistan and the whole family thing. I just found your channel by luck and I really liked your review. You got yourself a new subscriber. thanks for these reviews and your channel. Keep up the good work (:
Hi TheBookHoarder I feel exactly the same way about this book as you - I read it years ago now, but its one of those books that has stayed with me ever since I read the last chapter. Such a beautifully written, unforgettable book. Its one of those books you just have to talk about and talk about, you've inspired a re-read! Thanks for a great video!! xx
I loved The Kite Runner too! A Thousand Splendid Suns is on my TBR shelf. I usually don't like litfic but so many amazing things happened in this book and I loved every second.
lol, just watched this video. It’s currently 2020, in the corona virus out break. My hippy english teacher had us read this during remote learning. Hearing your honest opinions was super interesting and I now have a better understanding of the book. I typically don’t read books, I know how horrible it sounds but it’s just so boring to me. There have been a few books that have genuinely caught my interest but not that many. I do however read comic books, I love those A LOT. I was in an SAT prep course and we were talking about books we’ve read. I told the woman running the course that I enjoy reading comic books, but not regular books. She told me I wasn’t going to go to college. About a year later, I got accepted into my top school and that’s where I hope to be going in the fall. Lol sorry for the long comment, just wanted to share.
'A Thousand Splendid Suns' is arguably, in my opinion, better than the Kite Runner. On my part I found The Kite Runner to be heart-wrenching but it also made me a little angry. Amir's redemption seems to me a bit forced, a bit too contrived, a bit too easy for the magnitude of his erring. There are some things in this world that have no forgiveness. But then again, it is hard to remain angry over Hosseini's beautiful writing and language. Although I may not fully agree with his direction I can appreciate what he did with it. It has its flaws, but it's a book I'd recommend to anyone.
I read in 2014 and loved it. Made it onto my 2014 favorites list. It's wonderful book. I definitely want to read his other books in 2015. Great job on the synopsis!
Yess!! I was extremely happy to see that you recorded a review for this novel! At least you were able to thoroughly talk about the background of the novel because I struggled with words when I was recording hahaha. Everything you said about this book was spot on, especially the humane essences that you can find in each of the characters. Very well done & thank you for sharing! (: I'm so happy you thoroughly enjoyed it!
i've finished this book and it made me cry like a baby, you know when babies eyes swell and they can't breathe because they're crying that deep and then they fall asleep- that was me!
FB rapid reviews ok thank you . The questions are a little bit too much so I don’t know if you want me to ask you here on the comments one by one or .... but the question is 1 who is Rahim khan? What does he want the narrator to do? 2 who is sanaubar? How is she characterized? 3 how are Ali and Hassan viewed in their society , give examples. Ok there’s more let me just wait till u answer these Thanks.
I really want to read THE KITE RUNNER. It sits on my shelf staring at me. I may have not read it but it reminds me of a book I did read. And it is one I really think you should check out, which is MORNINGS IN JENIN by Susan Abdulhawa. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
This book has been on my TBR for a year or two, and I’m going to be honest, I’ve ben too intimidated to pick it up. Thanks for your review, I feel more confident in picking it up soon!
I just read it.... and I watched the movie... the book is wayyyyy better, of course, but the movie is good, for those wh read the book. Nice video. kisses, from a brazilian girl ;)
Husseini is a pashtun writing the voice of a Hazara whom the pashtuns see as enemies and inferior. It is like if a white man writes the voice of Hassan as a black person. All the powerful characters are pashtuns and all the submissive, naive are hazaras. I dont know how people would feel if a white man wrote a novel today about black people and painting them as submissive, flat, lame, hare-lipped, no sense of changing their situation? This is the most horrifyingly one sided novel I have ever read. since it is written for the western audience who know nothing about the Hazara-Pashtun history, they assume to see Pashtun as rounded characters (heroic, bad, savior, kind, rebels etc..) while Hazaras as nothing but submissive, accepting and naive... The reality is far from that. In fact, Hazaras are porportionally more educated in the country. Husseini as a Pashtun is obviously biased and harbours tacit and subconscious racism.
I read this book for school a few years ago. It was ok. I read a lot for fun. Definitely not my favorite book. It might be because I didn't find it sad.
